Nepal Floods: 11-Year-Old Sabina Rescued by Helicopter as Death Toll Passes 1,000
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BIDUR, Nepal — On a field at an army base, helicopters take off and land without pause. It has been two days since catastrophic flash floods swept through Nepal, leaving more than a thousand people dead or missing.
Among those pulled from the disaster zone was Sabina, an 11-year-old girl, evacuated by helicopter to safety. Her rescue is one of many ongoing operations as crews work around the clock to reach survivors trapped by the floodwaters.
The scale of the destruction has overwhelmed local resources. The army base at Bidur has become a critical hub for emergency flights, ferrying the injured and stranded away from the worst-hit areas.
Officials have not yet given a final count of the missing, but the number of confirmed dead continues to rise. Rescue teams are focusing on remote villages that remain cut off from roads and communication.